Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems

C Rixen, TT Høye, P Macek, R Aerts, JM Alatalo… - Arctic …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
Snow is an important driver of ecosystem processes in cold biomes. Snow accumulation
determines ground temperature, light conditions, and moisture availability during winter. It …

The International Tundra Experiment (ITEX): 30 years of research on tundra ecosystems

GHR Henry, RD Hollister, K Klanderud, RG Björk… - Arctic …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
The International Tundra Experiment (ITEX) was founded in 1990 as a network of scientists
studying responses of tundra ecosystems to ambient and experimental climate change at …

Global warming changes biomass and C: N: P stoichiometry of different components in terrestrial ecosystems

L Wan, G Liu, H Cheng, S Yang, Y Shen… - Global change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Global warming has significantly affected terrestrial ecosystems. Biomass and C: N: P
stoichiometry of plants and soil is crucial for enhancing plant productivity, improving human …

Decreased soil microbial nitrogen under vegetation 'shrubification'in the subArctic forest–tundra ecotone: the potential role of increasing nutrient competition between …

S Stark, M Kumar, E Myrsky, J Vuorinen, AM Kantola… - Ecosystems, 2023 - Springer
The consequences of warming-induced 'shrubification'on Arctic soil carbon storage are
receiving increased attention, as the majority of ecosystem carbon in these systems is stored …

Environmental drivers of increased ecosystem respiration in a warming tundra

SL Maes, J Dietrich, G Midolo, S Schwieger, M Kummu… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems are large reservoirs of organic carbon,. Climate
warming may stimulate ecosystem respiration and release carbon into the atmosphere,. The …

Responses of C: N: P stoichiometric correlations among plants, soils and microorganisms to warming: A meta-analysis

Z Yu, C Zhang, X Liu, J Lei, Q Zhang, Z Yuan… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plants, soils and microorganisms play important roles in maintaining stable terrestrial
stoichiometry. Studying how nutrient balances of these biotic and abiotic players vary across …

Large emissions of CO2 and CH4 due to active-layer warming in Arctic tundra

MS Torn, RZ Abramoff, LJS Vaughn, OE Chafe… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Climate warming may accelerate decomposition of Arctic soil carbon, but few controlled
experiments have manipulated the entire active layer. To determine surface-atmosphere …

Distinct growth responses of tundra soil bacteria to short-term and long-term warming

JR Propster, E Schwartz, M Hayer, S Miller… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Increases in Arctic temperatures have thawed permafrost and accelerated tundra soil
microbial activity, releasing greenhouse gases that amplify climate warming. Warming over …

N-fertilization and disturbance exert long-lasting complex legacies on subarctic ecosystems

OH Manninen, E Myrsky, A Tolvanen, S Stark - Oecologia, 2024 - Springer
Subarctic ecosystems are subjected to increasing nitrogen (N) enrichment and disturbances
that induce particularly strong effects on plant communities when occurring in combination …

Key determinants of soil labile nitrogen changes under climate change in the Arctic: A meta-analysis of the responses of soil labile nitrogen pools to experimental …

YJ Kim, J Hyun, A Michelsen, EE Kwon… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Arctic terrestrial ecosystems are undergoing rapid climate change, causing shifts in the
dynamics of soil nitrogen (N), a pivotal but relatively underexplored component. To …